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Ministry of Development of North-East Region
North Eastern States Gets Connectivity Under North Eastern States Roads Investment Programme 
North Eastern States Roads Investment Programme , approved in 2011, envisaged construction/upgradation of total 433.42 Km long roads in 6 North Eastern States of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura. CCEA’s approval for project completion is by August, 2022 including the defect liability period of one year. All road projects are completed except one road in Tripura is going to be completed by February, 2022 under NESRIP. Nearly, 36 Lakh peoples from the villages in the vicinity of the NESRIP road projects are getting direct benefit from these roads.
Improvement and Up-gradation of Road Section of Kalitakuchi to Barpeta  & Bilasipara  to Fakiragram   under NESRIP Project 
Improvement and upgradation of road sections of Tamulpur to Paneri , Paneri to Udalguri  and 5 nos. of major bridges in Tranche-2 roads in the State of Assam under NESRIP
Improvement and Upgradation of road section of Melli - Nayabazar  and Nayabazar to Namchi  
Improvement and upgradation of Serchhip to Buarpui Road in Mizoram 
Improvement and upgradation of Tupul  to Bishnupur and Thoubal to Kasom Khullen  road in Manipur
Improvement and upgradation of Udaipur  to Melaghar  road in Tripura
Ministry of Textiles
Govt. announces launch of Mega Investment Textiles Parks  scheme to make Indian textile industry globally competitive
The Government has proposed a scheme of Mega Investment Textiles Parks  to enable the textile industry to become globally competitive, attract large investments, boost employment generation and exports. Presenting the Union Budget 2021-22 in the parliament today, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said that this will create world class infrastructure with plug and play facilities to enable create global champions in exports. MITRA will be launched in addition to the Production Linked Incentive Scheme.
Commenting on Mega Investment Textiles Parks, Union Textiles and Women and Child Development Minister, Smt. SmritiZubinIrani said in a tweet, “ will be a game changer for the Indian Textiles Industry. Along with the Production Linked Incentive  scheme, MITRA will lead to increased investments and enhanced employment opportunities.
In another tweet she said, “Emphasis on state-of-the-art infrastructure through MITRA will give our domestic manufacturers a level-playing field in the international textiles market & pave the way for India to become a global champion of textiles exports across all segments”.
Mentioning about the need to rationalize duties on raw material inputs to man-made textile, the Finance Minister announced of bringing nylon chain on par with polyester and other man-made fibers. Announcing uniform deduction of the BCD rates on caprolactam, nylon chips and nylon fiber and yarn to 5 per cent, the Minister said that the move will help the textile industry, MSMEs and exports too.
Special Service and Features
Experts call for climate risk insurance in fisheries sector ‘Parametric insurance schemes could be drawn from weather and ocean observation models’
(Kochi: At a time when the lives and property of thousands of fisher families are jeopardised by sea level rise and climate-induced weather uncertainties, fishery experts have suggested climate risk insurance which, according to them, could be an option for dealing with the risks following natural calamities.
Viewing that penetration of insurance is still low in the fisheries sector, especially in the capture fisheries, they highlighted that parametric insurance could be a viable option to move forward in mitigating climate risks. “Parametric insurance programmes can be developed based on weather and ocean observation models even with limited data”, they said.
The experts were speaking at an international symposium on ‘Insulating Marine Fisheries Sector in South Asia from Uncertainties: Global Experiences with Insurance’ jointly organised by the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-governmental Organisation , the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute , and Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University in collaboration with the World Bank, as a side event during the 12th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum held in Chennai.
The symposium called for subsidising the insurance premium initially to popularize them, even though in the long run, it is desirable that such products be made affordable to small-scale fishers and farmers. It also recommended that micro insurance can also be a potential solution as effective linkages between insurance companies and fishers are yet to be developed. Experts further said that technology solutions including risk modelling and forecasting as well as legislative support would also be required to create the necessary incentives for buyers and sellers to consider the appropriate insurance products.
Apart from marine scientists and socio-economic experts from research institutes, representatives from the World Bank, FAO, Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association , Nalanda University and ICICI-Lombard participated in the discussion. During the discussion, speakers pointed out that out of 4.56 million vessels globally, only 0.45 million vessels are insured citing the studies by the FAO during 2006 to 2022.
Inaugurating the symposium, Dr. C. Suvarna, Chief Executive of the National Fisheries Development Board  said that the fisheries sector is at the crossroads of possibilities and vulnerabilities and climate risks mitigation should be factored in while developing strategies. Dr. K.S. Palanisamy, IAS, Commissioner of Fisheries, Tamil Nadu, Dr J K Jena, Deputy Director General  of Indian Council of Agricultural Research  and Dr A Gopalakrishnan, Director of the CMFRI spoke during the occasion. Besides, Country representatives from Sri Lanka, Maldives, India, Bangladesh and Thailand presented their experiences and future plans for mitigating the risks of marine fishers.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
NADA India issues notices to athletes for not filing their whereabouts in stipulated time
NADA India issued notices to athletes for not filing their whereabouts in stipulated time. As per NADA Anti Doping Rules - Article 5.5, some athletes, who are part of a Registered Testing Pool , are required to provide mandatory whereabouts information in the online portal/App. This information is used to locate athletes for effective out of competition doping control.
RTP athletes are required to provide the whereabouts information on a quarterly basis which includes: Home address, email address and phone number, an address for overnight accommodations, Competition schedules and locations and a 60-minute time slot for each day where they’ll be available and accessible for testing and liable for a potential ‘missed test’.
Any combination of three Whereabouts Failures  within an 12-month period constitute an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under NADA Anti Doping Rules - Article 2.4, which may leads to imposition of sanction upto 4 years.
NADA has advised all athletes to file their whereabouts within 14 days to avoid ‘whereabouts failures’. In absence of non filing of their whereabouts, it shall be treated as filing failure.
National Sports Federations have also been advised to ensure timely submission of accurate whereabouts by their athletes to avoid ‘whereabouts failures’.
Recently, one athlete was suspended towards participating in sports activities for one year by the Anti Doping Disciplinary Panel due to reporting of ‘whereabouts failure.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
GOVERNER EXHORTSPEOPLE TO OVERCOME VACCINE HESITANCY AND GET VACCINATED AT THE EARLIEST
MOBILE VIDEO PUBLICITY VANS ON COVID VACCINATION AWARENESS AND COVID APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR FLAGGED OFF
The Governor of Telangana, Smt. Tamilisai Soundararajan, has appealed to the people to get vaccinated in order to successfully fight the corona virus. She flagged off ten digital mobile video publicity vans loaded with content on and Covid appropriate behaviour and Covid Vaccination at Raj Bhavan today. Organised by the Regional Outreach Bureau , Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, these vans would tour around 29 districts of Telangana state and reach out to the people in the rural areas. Governor said that earlier, there was vaccine hesitancy among the people, but now the country has shed the inertia and emerged as one of the highest vaccinated country in the world as more than 42 Crore people have been vaccinated.
Referring to the Prime Minister’s call to get vaccinated and become ‘Bahubali’ or the strong person to fight Corona, the Governor has said this message has to reach rural and tribal areas where still some vaccine hesitancy exists. Informing that she herself received the second dose of vaccine in a tribal area recently, the Governor said the repeated messages of the Prime Minister emphasising importance of vaccination and the decision of the Govt to provide free vaccine to all above 18 years of age should reach the grassroot level.
Appreciating the timely efforts of the Regional Outreach Bureau  for taking up the awareness campaign on Covid vaccination, Smt. Tamilisai Soundararajan hoped that the short videos and creatives brought out by the ROB will enhance the create awareness among rural masses.
A total of 10 mobile digital video publicity vans, flagged off by the Governor, will run for a week from 24th to 30th of this month in 29 districts of the state namely --Adilabad, BhadradriKothagudem, Jagitial, Jangaon, JayashankarBhoopalpally Jogulamba Gadwal, Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Khammam, KomaramBheemAsifabad, Mahabubabad, Mahabubnagar, Mancherial, Medak, Mulugu, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, RajannaSircilla, Sangareddy, Siddipet, Suryapet, Vikarabad, Wanaparthy, Warangal , Warangal  and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri. The video vans will tour in these districts mainly concentrating on public places like Railway stations, Bus stations, Markets, Business localities and Traffic junctions where the floating population is found in large numbers
The need of the campaign was felt as it was observed that vaccine hesitancy exists among some sections of the society and the vaccination rate is low in some areas. The Director General  of ROB Sh. S Venkateshwar, Director Shruti Patil, Deputy Director Dr. Manas K along with other senior officials of the Raj Bhawan participated in the programme.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Goa becomes first 'Har Ghar Jal' State across the nation by providing tap water connection to every rural household; Sets an example for other States to emulate
Providing potable water is a national priority for the Union Government: Shri Shekhawat
Goa has earned itself the unique distinction of becoming first 'Har Ghar Jal' State in the country as it successfully provides 100% Functional Household Tap Connections  in the rural areas covering 2.30 lakh rural households. Harnessing the immense benefits of efficiently utilising the Jal Jeevan Mission  whichaims to improve the quality of life and bring 'ease-of-living' to rural communities, the Chief Minister of Goa, Shri PramodSawant announced that all ruralhomes in the State now have a tap water supply.State's commitment and brisk efforts have ensured advancement and achievement of targets well before time.
In June, 2020, the Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat wrote to the Chief Minister of Goa expressing his happiness on the State's Annual Action Plan  to provide 100% Functional Household Tap Connections  in rural areas by 2021 and extended full support for the implementation of Mission reiterating that providing potable water is a national priority for the Union Government. Accordingly, fund allocation to Goa in 2020-21 has been increased to Rs. 12.40 Crore. Besides, the State could also explore through convergence of various programmes like MGNREGS, SBM , 15th FC Grants to PRIs, District Mineral Development Fund, CAMPA, CSR Fund, Local Area Development Fund, etc. for strengthening of drinking water sources, water supply, grey water treatment & re-use and operation & maintenance.
The two districts of Goa i.e.North Goa with 1.65 lakh rural households and South Goa with 98,000rural householdsin 191 Gram Panchayats are fully saturated with assured piped water supply through tap connections. To strengthen the water testing facilities, the State is in process of getting 14 water quality testing laboratories NABL accredited. Jal Jeevan Mission mandates training 5 persons in very village especially women to be trained in using Field Test Kits, so that water can be tested in the villages.
Goa’s achievement is an example for other Statesto emulate and ensure every rural home gets tap connection and especially in these times of CoVid-19 pandemic, it is all the more imperative to have assured safe water supply within households. This silent revolution happening in rural India in terms of household tap water connections is a work in progress for a ‘New India’.
Having achieved the universal access, the State now plans for sensor-based service delivery monitoring system so as to monitor the functionality of water supply i.e. potable water in adequate quantity and of prescribed quality being provided to every rural household on regular and long-term basis.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar officially takes charge of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare
Ministers of State Shri Parshottam Rupala and Shri Kailash Choudhary also take charge
(Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar today officially took charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare. Shri Parshottam Rupala and Shri Kailash Choudhary also took charge as Ministers of State in the Ministry. All senior officials of the Ministry welcomed the Union Minister and the Ministers of State.
Addressing the media after taking charge Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar lauded the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for his dynamic leadership and his concern for farmers. He said acting on poll promises the Modi government in its first cabinet meeting approved extension of the PM-Kisan income support scheme to all farmers, removing the ceiling of two hectares, and also cleared a pension scheme for agriculturists. A new initiative was also taken to control animal diseases to support livestock rearing farmers.
The Minister said that the path breaking pension scheme will provide pension cover to farmers who toil day and night to keep our nation fed. It is also for the first time since independence that such a pension coverage has been envisioned for farmers. It is estimated that 5 crore small and marginal farmers will benefit in the first three years itself. On PM-Kisan he said that the revised Scheme is expected to cover around 2 crore more farmers, increasing the coverage of PM-Kisan to around 14.5 crore beneficiaries.
Addressing the officials of the Ministry after taking charge Shri Tomar stated that numerous measures are being taken to empower the hardworking farmer. He urged the Agriculture Ministry officials to make a lasting contribution in their respective fields for the growth of agricultural production and welfare of farmers.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Modernisation of Police Forces 
The Government of India approved 15 sub-schemes under the umbrella scheme of ‘Modernisation of Police Forces’ for implementation during the five years’ period from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with the total central outlay of Rs. 26,275 crore. One of these sub-schemes is ‘Assistance to States and Union Territories for Modernisation of Police’ with an outlay of Rs. 4846 crore for the scheme period. State-wise allocations under this sub-scheme for the current financial year 2022-23 are given below:

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S. No.
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State
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2022-23
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1.
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Andhra Pradesh
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17.73
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2.
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Arunachal Pradesh
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3.26
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3.
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Assam
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11.64
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4.
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Bihar
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27.14
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5.
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Chhattisgarh
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11.01
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6.
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Goa
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2.79
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7.
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Gujarat
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26.67
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8.
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Haryana
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11.96
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9.
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Himachal Pradesh
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4.34
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10.
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Jharkhand
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11.87
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11.
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Karnataka
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19.19
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12.
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Kerala
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18.59
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13.
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Madhya Pradesh
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25.15
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14.
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Maharashtra
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36.24
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15.
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Manipur
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4.10
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16.
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Meghalaya
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3.29
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17.
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Mizoram
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2.74
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18.
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Nagaland
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3.57
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19.
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Odisha
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13.91
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20.
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Punjab
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11.18
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21.
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Rajasthan
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21.18
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22.
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Sikkim
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2.43
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23.
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Tamil Nadu
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44.04
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24.
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Telangana
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14.32
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25.
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Tripura
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3.91
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26.
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Uttar Pradesh
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56.62
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27.
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Uttarakhand
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5.43
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28.
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West Bengal
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23.49
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29.
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Andaman & Nicobar
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0.86
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30.
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Chandigarh
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1.00
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31
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
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0.66
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32.
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Delhi
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10.69
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33.
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Jammu & Kashmir
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6.65
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34.
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Ladakh
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0.66
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35.
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Lakshadweep
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0.58
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36.
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Puducherry
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1.12
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Sub-Total
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460.00
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Funds kept for incentives for Police Reforms, etc.
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160.45
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Grand Total
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|
620.45
The Government of India has also approved ‘Scheme for Modernisation of Forensic Capacities ’ under the umbrella scheme of ‘Modernisation of Police Forces’. The objective of this sub-scheme is to assist development of operationally independent high quality forensic science facilities in the States/UTs to facilitate timely investigation through modernization of machinery and equipment, availability of trained manpower and modernization of facilities in laboratories.
Under the umbrella scheme of ‘Modernisation of Police Forces’, the scheme of ‘Assistance to States and UTs for Narcotics Control’ has been extended for a period of 05 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs. 50 crore. Based on the utilization and savings, the outlay for the scheme can be revised.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
MNRE issues advisory for the general public on rooftop solarscheme
Clarifies no vendor authorised by Ministry for rooftop solar
Advises Consumers to pay only rates decided by DISCOMS
Residential consumers can apply online on DISCOM portals
To generate solar power by installing solar panels on the roof of the houses, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India is implementing Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Scheme . Under this scheme Ministry is providing 40% subsidy for the first 3 kW and 20% subsidy beyond 3 kW and upto 10 kW. The scheme is being implemented in the states by local Electricity Distribution Companies .
It has been brought to the notice of the Ministry that some rooftop solar companies / vendors are setting up rooftop solar plants by claiming that they are authorized vendors by the Ministry. It is clarified that no vendor has been authorized by the Ministry. This scheme is being implemented in the state only by DISCOMs. The DISCOMs have empanelled vendors through bidding process and have decided rates for setting up a rooftop solar plant.
Almost all the DISCOMs have issued online process for this purpose. Residential consumers willing to set-up a rooftop solar plant under MNRE scheme can apply online and get rooftop solar plants installed by listed vendors. For this, they have to pay the cost of rooftop solar plant by reducing the subsidy amount given by the Ministry as per the prescribed rate to the vendor. The process of which is given on the online portal of the DISCOMs. The subsidy amount will be provided to the vendors by the Ministry through the DISCOMs. Domestic consumers are informed that to get benefit of subsidy under the scheme of the Ministry, they should install rooftop solar plants only from the empanelled vendors of the DISCOMs following due process of approval by DISCOMs.
The solar panels and other equipment to be installed by the empanelled vendors shall be as per the standard and specifications of the Ministry and also includes 5-year maintenance of the rooftop solar plant by the vendor.
It has also been brought to the notice of the Ministry that some vendors are charging more price than the rates decided by DISCOMs from domestic consumers, which is incorrect. Consumers are advised to pay only according to the rates decided by DISCOMs. The DISCOMs have been instructed to identify and punish such vendors.
For more information, contact the concerned DISCOM or dial MNRE's toll free number 1800- 180-3333. Click on https://solarrooftop.gov.in/grid_others/discomPortalLink to know the online portal of DISCOM.
Ministry of Communications
Department of Telecommunications signs agreement with ITI Limited and BSNL to fund pilot projects under Universal Service Obligation Fund 
Department of Telecommunications , Ministry of Communications has signed an agreement with Indian Telephone Industries  Limited and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited  to fund the pilot projects of E-band, LTE indigenous technologies including integration of 4G/5G prototypes with C-DoT core.
The Universal Service Obligation Fund , under its program for Induction of new technological developments in the telecom sector in rural and remote areas, is funding 4 pilot projects each of around Rs 10 Crore enabling the development and hardening of these technologies. The indigenous companies Astrome technologies, Lekha Wireless Solutions, Resonous Technologies, Signaltron would be executing these projects in partnership with C-DoT and DoT PSUs BSNL and ITI.
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Ministry of Defence
CONFERENCE ON CLASSIFICATION REGULATIONS AND ADVANCED NAVAL TECHNOLOGIES
A two day Conference on Classification Regulation and Advanced Technologies for Naval Ships and Auxiliaries was organized by Directorate of Naval Architecture, Integrated Headquarters- Ministry of Defence  on 04-05 Aug 22 at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, New Delhi with the aim of promoting indigenous warship building. The theme of the conference was Future Naval Ships- Technologically Transformative, Economically Viable and Environmentally Sustainable. The conference was aimed to provide a platform by Indian Navy to achieve synergy between Classification Societies, various branches of Indian Navy and Coast Guard, Indian Shipyards, DRDO Labs, academia etc, in the field of research and development as well as quality assurance and survey/ certification of Naval Ships and Auxiliaries.
(Senior delegates/ subject experts from seven major International Classification Societies, i.e., ABS, BV, Class-NK, DNV-GL, IRS, LR and RINA participated in the Conference, wherein 16 papers were presented by the Class Societies, ranging from Classification Process for Naval Ships, Military Class Notations, Maritime Cyber Security, Advanced Digital Technologies, Naval Ship Signatures, Rules for Autonomous Vessels, Bio-safety on Naval Ships, Technology Qualification, Hybrid Powering and Decarbonization of Naval Ships. In addition, various other technical aspects relevant to design, construction and maintenance of Naval and other Government Ships were discussed by the delegates during QA sessions and on the sidelines of the conference.
The conference was inaugurated by Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, Chief of Material, Indian Navy on 04 Aug 22; and its various sessions were keenly participated by more than 120 delegates, including Senior Officers of Naval Headquarters, Naval Command, Field Units, Coast Guards Headquarters. Delegates from six DPSU Shipyards, DRDO Scientists and academia were also present in the Conference. The closing session was presided over by VAdm Kiran Deshmukh, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition, Indian Navy on 05 Aug 22.